Via online video, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson responded to John Cena’s “hot garbage;” being ripped at a live event Australia for abandoning WWE fans in favor of a career in Hollywood.
In a Rock-style promo, Johnson explains what he meant when he said he would never leave WWE, saying people don’t like “phony punks” and promising to whoop Cena’s ass. Johnson also implied that he will be meeting Cena before WrestleMania XXVIII.
“The Rock cannot wait for WrestleMania,” he said. “(Team Bring It) is going to find you before WrestleMania. And, The Rock is going to drop a little hint where it’s going to be. It’s going to all go down in the city where it all started. From the moment Rock walked in that historic arena and thousands chanted The Rock’s name that very first night.”
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7/14/2011
The Rock Wants John Cena Before WrestleMania
WWE Asking Fans Why They Don’t Watch Anymore
A research group is holding invited focus groups in New York City asking men and women from 18-54 who are WWE fans or former WWE fans to talk about the WWE product including what they like and why they’ve stopped watching if they are lapsed fans.
The groups are an attempt by the company to figure out ways to bring fans back and identify problems in the way the current product is promoted and marketed.
7/10/2011
New WWE video game releasing next year
Check out the trailer for WWE Brawl, a new fighting-style video game licensed by the company…
CM Punk Visits Pizza Shop – G.T.S Pizza Created!
CM Punk has his own style of pizza at a place in Chicago called Ian’s.
Punk visited Ian’s Pizza in Wrigleyville Thursday to make the G.T.S. pizza, which Ian’s obviously named after Punk’s signature move. The former WWE champion was accompanied by real-life girlfriend and WWE Diva Beth Phoenix and Ring of Honor wrestler Colt Cabana.
The G.T.S pizza features smoked turkey leg, sliced potatoes, Swiss cheese and French fried onions on a creme fraiche base. The owner of the shop said the following: “The G.T.S. is his signature move, so a meat that puts you to sleep is the perfect choice.”
The pizza will be available Monday through Sunday and was created for SugarSlam 2011, a wrestling-themed baking contest hosted by bakeanddestroy.com. The judge panel for the contest features WWE Diva Beth Phoenix, Moto executive pastry chef Ben Roche and author Mike Edison.
Here is a video of him flipping a pizza:
7/06/2011
The Miz recalls humiliating WWE experience & more
Adelaide Now has a brief article on The Miz, who recalls a humiliating experience that took place during his early days in WWE.
“Nobody liked me, everyone wanted me fired and was trying to get me fired. I’m in the WWE, and everyone there and the WWE Universe hates me. It made me feel like I was walking on egg shells,” The Miz said of his colleagues.
“I got kicked out of the locker rooms, so I couldn’t find a place to change or shower. I remember one time going down the corridor to go to the (stadium’s public) bathroom and fans going `Oh my god, that’s The Miz’ – thanks, I’m going to the bathroom next to a kid that has my shirt on. It’s kind of belittling and humiliating. But it’s one of those things that made me stronger and made me realise I could take everything that anyone dishes.”
WWE SD! Talents Robbed!
Randy Orton stated on Twitter that over half of the WWE SmackDown! roster had items stolen from their luggage when they reached South Africa. He also noted that everyone who put a lock on their bag was robbed. He, however, didn’t put a lock on his bag and therefore wasn’t robbed.
The Times Live newspaper out of South Africa has now picked up on the story.
John Langford, the chief operating officer of “Big Concerts” (they promote WWE’s tours of South Africa) told the paper that when the bags came off the carousel to be picked up, WWE talents found the locks had been cut and their bags had been broken into.
“The bags that had locks on them had been targeted,” Langford said. “They stole everything from watches to GPS [navigators] – things that had financial and sentimental value.”
Langford noted that this was a huge embarrassment for “[Big Concerts] as the organizers” of the events.
WWE talents filed claims at the baggage counter and an investigation has begun.
7/04/2011
Zack Ryder tweets - title defense
Zack Ryder tweeted the following in regards to defending the “Internet Championship” at a WWE live event over the weekend: “History was made tonight in Melbourne, Australia…I defended the Internet Championship for the very first time…and I won! WWWYKI”
Here are some videos of his match:
